Mountain Tours

MOUNT KACKAR AND CULTURE 8 DAY

SHORT INFORMATION:

•             Travel time: 8 days

•             Overnight stay in tents: 2 nights

•             Hotel accommodation: 5 nights

Highlights of the trip

• Climbing the highest point in the Kaçkar massif (Mt.Kaçkar 3,937m)

• Hikes in a mountain range that has hardly been developed for tourism

• Alpine meadows, alpine villages and contacts with locals

• Stunning variety of flowering plants

•  Deep gorges and waterfalls

• Visits to the historic citie of Erzurum

Day 1: Flight via Istanbul  to Erzurum. Hotel

Day 2: Drive north from Erzurum by minibus to the narrow gorge of Tortum. Through a wild landscape you reach after about 2 hours drive the lake of the same name Tortum.  Through the narrow Tschoroch gorge you drive on narrow Mountain roads to the mountain village of Yaylalar, which lies on the southern slope of the Kackar massif. this is the Starting point for some of our tours. Overnight stay in tents or a guesthouse

Day 3: Hike Yaylalar You go on an acclimatization hike over wonderfully colorful Flower meadows, hills and the Bodotpass (approx. 2700m) around the village of Yaylalar. Hiking time 7 - 8 hours. Overnight in Hostel or tents.

Day 4: We walk across colorful alpine meadows past small nomadic villages to Camp Dilberdüzü at 2700m. The main luggage is carried by beasts of burden. 

Day 5: Mt. Kackar Summit Day: The ascent to Mt. Kackar begins early Summit at 3937m. The trail passes by the glacial lake Deniz Golü and over numerous snow and boulder fields. Descent back to Camp Dilberdüzü. Walking time approx. 8 hours, with approx. 1200 meters in altitude to be overcome.

Day 6: Descent over colorful alpine meadows back to Yaylalar approx. 3-4 hours, Afternoon free time for light relaxation or small Walks around the village or to the tea house. The main luggage will be at the Descent carried by beasts of burden.

Day 7 : After breakfast, we return to Erzurum city. We go to the hotel and rest for a while. In the afternoon, we take a city tour of Erzurum, return to the hotel and have free time.

Day 8: Airport Departure from Erzurum.

INCLUDED SERVICES:

•             all transfer according to the program

•             all overnight stays in middle-class hotels and Breakfast (according to the program) and during the mountain tours

•             in simple local guest houses (shared rooms)

•             Accompanying team: when trekking with a cook,

•             Provision of tents and cookware

•       Entrance fee Kaçkar National Park 50 Euros

•             Luggage transport by mules

•             Trekking guide